Altar Servers

 (We have over 40 Altar Servers, children and adults, across the Catholic Parish of Guildford who have the honour of assisting the Priests in the celebration of the Mass and other ceremonies.

New Servers
To become an Altar Server you must have made your First Holy Communion. We welcome servers  after they make their First Holy Communion, or any time after that (Children and Adults). If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Ian and Sandy Hunt.
We provide training to new servers, and  hold training sessions for experienced servers.

Medals
Servers will be enrolled into the Guild of St Stephen  at the St Stephens Day Mass, a feast day that takes place on Boxing Day at St Mary's Church Rydes Hill. and receive their Medal, After 5 years, servers will receive a Certificate of Service and after 10 years servers will receive a Silver St Stephens Medal.
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St Stephen
St Stephen is the Patron Saint of Altar Servers. Servers enter the Guild of St Stephen when they are enrolled. they can then wear the Medal.

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Serving on Sunday is very rewarding and I find spiritual connection during the Mass which is very special for me. I am fortunate to be a part of a committed group of servers who help assist the Priest (including my brother and sister). I especially enjoy serving at Christmas and Easter when we are asked to do additional tasks which help enhance the Masses. I have served for 10 years and continue to enjoy and learn new things. Adam

I like serving at Mass because you get to serve God and to do important things for Mass. It makes Mass more interesting for me.’ George, 8 years